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13 February 1945 - Dresden Commemorates Destruction 81 Years Ago

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Today in Dresden, a memorial day commemorates the victims of the Second World War and the destruction of the city 81 years ago.

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The weather is good with the Royal Air Force Bomber Command on February 13, 1945. However, the consequences were dramatic for the Saxon residence city on the Elbe: up to 25,000 people were killed during the air raid and the subsequent firestorm.

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Today in Dresden, a memorial day commemorates the victims of the Second World War and the destruction of the city 81 years ago.

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It has been 81 years since Dresden was destroyed in World War II and in May the rule of National Socialism under Hitler ended. The city commemorates in many places. There are also demos. More on this in the live ticker.

On 13 and 14 February 1945, the baroque city of Dresden filled with refugees from the East sank in the firestorm. The victims of the Anglo-American bomb terror have been systematically mocked since reunification. We remind them – and stand up for the truth. With our special edition «Dresden 1945. The dead, the perpetrators and the trivials», which you can order here. [...] The article We commemorate the victims of the bomb terror first appeared …

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Deutschlandfunk broke the news in Germany on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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